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Factory Shoals Elementary School

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Factory Shoals Elementary School ranks 851 st of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Factory Shoals Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lithia Springs, Georgia, serving 599 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Douglas County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 206 districts in the state.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average, Factory Shoals Elementary School consistently underperforms the Douglas County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.3% of 3rd graders, 31.8% of 4th graders, and 29.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.9% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.63% in 2022-2023 to 92.15% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Factory Shoals Elementary School to nearby schools in the Douglas County district, such as Annette Winn Elementary School and Beulah Elementary School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers. Additionally, Factory Shoals Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with its ranking ranging from 742 out of 1,234 schools in 2018-2019 to 1,067 out of 1,242 schools in 2022-2023, suggesting that the school is struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other elementary schools in the state.

697

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,374

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2375 Mount Vernon Rd
Lithia Springs, GA 30122

(770) 651-3900

District: Douglas County

Students who attend Factory Shoals Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Factory Shoals Middle School
High:	New Manchester High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

Hispanic:

20.9%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% Georgia)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

Georgia avg42%

851^st of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Douglas County

109^th of 206Douglas County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	851 of 1238	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	930 of 1248	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1067 of 1242	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1036 of 1244	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	984 of 1214	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	742 of 1234	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	895 of 1209	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	935 of 1205	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	865 of 1233	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.0	685 of 1240	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	801 of 1201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	853 of 1212	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	1043 of 1183	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	910 of 1133	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	878 of 1134	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	796 of 1125	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.1	549 of 1101	50.1%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

Science26%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 6, 2018

teachers care, and work hard with students to succeed Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 5, 2017

No communication from teachers. Terribly unsafe car rider line. Bullying ignored. Take your beloved child elsewhere. Close Quote

Schools Near Factory Shoals Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Factory Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2375 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3900	697	43	16.2	87.5%	47 (6.7%)	455 (65.3%)	146 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	29.2	851^st of 1238 public elementary schools	31.3%		24.8	930^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.5%	79	28.3	31.8	29.4				33.3	24.7	28.2				25.9			$15,374	$1,777	$13,597
Sweetwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2505 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4600	473	33	14.5	87.9%	42 (8.9%)	251 (53.1%)	157 (33.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	27.4	884^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.6%		21.7	986^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.0%	102	15.9	22.5	37.5				18.3	36.0	28.1				34.4			$14,994	$1,850	$13,144
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2356 Fairburn Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4200	425	28	15.1	83.8%	34 (8.0%)	266 (62.6%)	93 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	27.9	875^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.3%		36.9	742^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	40.5%	133	20.8	35.3	30.0				37.7	29.4	17.5				27.5			$14,177	$613	$13,563
New Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2242 Old Lower River Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-4400	818	50	16.5	74.4%	16 (2.0%)	661 (80.8%)	78 (9.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	45.1	626^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%		45.1	627^th of 1248 public elementary schools	49.8%	1	24.7	40.7	39.9				30.7	45.0	37.2				45.9			$12,877	$426	$12,451
D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7131 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 729-2692	391	35	11.3		2 (0.5%)	380 (97.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	51	549^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.7%		47.6	592^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	52.6%	43	44.3	50.0	54.8	37.8	38.1		38.3	37.0	38.7	27.0	19.0		16.1			$14,833	$490	$14,342
Lithia Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6946 Florence Dr	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-4100	500	35	14.2	85.4%	66 (13.2%)	142 (28.4%)	261 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	20 (4.0%)	47.2	605^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.1%		29.3	867^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.5%	262	31.0	28.7	40.0				35.6	49.4	41.2				45.9			$14,840	$1,679	$13,161
Annette Winn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10521 Veterans Memorial Hwy	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3100	341	26	13.1	88.3%	23 (6.7%)	151 (44.3%)	141 (41.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	49.6	569^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.0%		41.7	667^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.6%	98	27.7	25.8	47.9				33.8	45.2	56.3				54.2			$15,578	$663	$14,915
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 S Burnt Hickory Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3300	428	34	12.5	83.9%	64 (15.0%)	130 (30.4%)	197 (46.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.5%)	48.6	584^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.8%		33.4	794^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.4%	210	34.2	42.9	41.3				32.9	44.0	38.1				41.3			$15,833	$647	$15,187
Brighten Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5897 Prestley Mill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 615-3680	812	48	17.0	34.9%	88 (10.8%)	588 (72.4%)	70 (8.6%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.0%)	47.5	600^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%		52.5	535^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.1%	65	33.0	44.4	43.1	42.7	49.4	51.7	36.4	48.5	40.2	22.9	33.3	44.8	27.5	48.3	35.6	$10,490		$10,490
Zest Preparatory Academy School	Public, Charter	K-5	3130 Golf Ridge Blv	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- Zest Preparatory Academy School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 462-9051	209	14	14.9	42.6%	0 (0.0%)	179 (85.6%)	17 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	32.2	804^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%					(n/a)	45.5	19.0					24.2	4.8								$14,202	$644	$13,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Factory Shoals Elementary School

Is Factory Shoals Elementary School a good school?

Factory Shoals Elementary School ranks 851^st of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Factory Shoals Elementary School?

Students at Factory Shoals Elementary School are 65% African American, 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Factory Shoals Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Factory Shoals Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Factory Shoals Middle School
High : New Manchester High School

What district is Factory Shoals Elementary School in?

Douglas County

How many students attend Factory Shoals Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Factory Shoals Elementary School.

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